Ask HN: What are some cool Open Source projects that could use a hand?

9 points by zaay 13 years ago | 7 comments

I want to help on any kind of Open Source projects that are innovative and have to much to do, but not enough people. I've never contributed to any Open Source projects, but this community has given me so much that I need to give something back! Please, suggest me where to start.

UPDATE: My skills:

- PHP; OOP

- mySQL

- Advanced Javascript

- iOS

- HTMl5, CSS3

Those are a few skills that I use on daily basis and I've worked with on most of the projects. But I am also willing to learn new skills to help and expand my horizons.

zzzzz_ 13 years ago |

Perhaps you could start by telling us

- areas you are interested in

- technology / skills you possess

- your experience level

... otherwise I'm not sure what you're expecting people to conjure up! :)

zaay 13 years ago | |

You are absolutely right. I've made some small update.

brum 13 years ago |

I'm also looking for open source projects that could use a hand. I have a years experience in Ruby and am interested in Clojure, going into fourth year as a CS major.

sebilasse 13 years ago |

RubyJS has currently some beginner to advanced level things to get done. If you're interested in Ruby, JS this project gives you an excellent understanding of both.

lsiebert 13 years ago |

I've seen several of these posts... is there a cross project website that connects developers to open source projects?

s3b 13 years ago | |

check out http://openhatch.org/

WasimBhai 13 years ago |

Any recommendations for someone who is well-versed with C++ and Networking?